A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is
effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending
on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this
funding opportunity.

DUE DATES

Archived

SYNOPSIS

On behalf of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) invites proposals for 12-month postdoctoral
research fellowships from beginning scientists, mathematicians, and
engineers. Awards are made to US institutions to host
scientists from NATO Partner Countries (Albania, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania,
Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine,
and Uzbekistan). Citizens from the Czech Republic, Hungary and
Poland will have Partner Country status for this Program
Announcement. Eligible fields of research are those supported by
NSF including: mathematics, engineering, computer and information
science, geosciences, the physical, biological, social, behavioral,
and economic sciences, the history and philosophy of science, and
interdisciplinary areas comprised of two or more of these fields.
Research in the teaching and learning of science, mathematics,
technology, and engineering is also eligible for support. The
annual proposal deadline is the second Tuesday in
December. Awards will be announced the
following May.